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ALBION record signing Scott Carson is looking forward to his battle with Dean Kiely for the club’s No1 jersey.

The 22-year-old completed his initial £3.25million transfer yesterday afternoon, with an extra £500,000 due to Liverpool based on performance related add-ons.

Carson will be aiming to become the club’s first choice keeper but appreciates that he will need to dislodge 37-year-old Kiely, who is expected to play in today’s game against FC Koln.

“It’s not going to be easy and I’m not taking for granted that I’m guranteed the No.1 shirt,” said Carson, whose transfer fee will surpass the £3.6million Albion paid for Rob Earnshaw four years ago.

“I’m going to have to work hard over the next few weeks before the season starts.

“Dean’s been a great pro over the years and is still going strong.

“He probably wants to have one or two more seasons in the Premier League so he’s not going to just lie down and let me take his place.”

Carson signed a four-year deal with a further 12 month option.

But initial reports claiming that Liverpool had inserted a ‘buy-back’ clause were incorrect.

Buy-back terms are not permitted under FA rules due to the possible implications of fair-play being compromised.

Mowbray is looking forward to working with his latest signing and believes his status as an England goalkeeper underlines his credentials, despite his well-publicised error against Croatia last season.

“The fact he attained the level to be chosen in such a huge game for his country suggests he was seen as the best goalkeeper in the country,” said Mowbray, speaking from the team’s hotel in Tegelen.

“That is the main criteria for me rather than the events or the aftermath of that game.

“I don’t think there’s any extra pressure on him because of his price tag either.

“He’s a young goalkeeper and attained a lot of things in his short career.

“He’s had a nomadic time in his career and probably needs to settle down.

“He’s a good, hungry goalkeeper and has a few things to prove to a few people.

“I hope we can improve his concentration levels, give him drive and determination to reach the top of his game.

“I look forward to working with him and the competition he will bring to the group.”

Meanwhile, Mowbray still wants ‘five or six’ more players before the end of the summer transfer window.

He is still planning to bring in at least one more midfielder, up to two more strikers and two more centre-halves before the start of the new campaign.

But he concedes that not all deals will definitely come off.

“We’re maybe looking at another five or six players,” added Mowbray, who rejected reports linking Albion with Middlesbrough’s Lee Cattermole.

“A lot of conversations have been had and a lot of work going on.

“But it’s very rare you get all the signings you want - we may only get one or two, rather than the five or six.

“I’m hopeful we will be bringing in another midfield player or two in the next week or two.”